Reflections on the Use of Grounded Theory to Uncover Patterns of Exclusion in an Online Discussion Forum at an Institution of Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7819166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Postma (0000-0003-1140-5030), A Seugnet Blignaut, Karen Swan (0000-0003-2831-3028), Erkki Sutinen (0000-0002-1020-3325), Erkki A Sutinen |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 529-550 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/160940691301200128 |
| OpenAlex | W1577498516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article reports on an example of grounded theory methodology used in a case study to describe power inequalities among participants in an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa. Critical poststructuralist theory informs the study as it investigates how hegemony influences the strategic interaction of participants. An interpretive analysis through coding procedures uncovered elements of intensified exclusion, inequality, and oppression. This took place within a virtual space which is theoretically idealized as an equalizer and promoter of freedom of speech. The process involved in the eliciting of voices and in the analysing and interpreting of subjective accounts is described to give an account of disillusioned experiences with a potentially liberating form of technology. The article contributes to qualitative methodology in applying the generic paradigmatic conditions within grounded theory and illustrates both the interrelatedness and the cyclic nature of the conditions within the specific paradigms of participants
Axial coding · Critical theory · Epistemology · Ethnography · Grounded theory · Hegemony · Higher education · Inequality · Institution · Oppression · Pedagogy · Political science · Power structure · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Theoretical sampling · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Mathematics · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Social Media and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Social Psychology
Basics of qualitative research
A Set of Principles for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field Studies in Information Systems1
Six Communication and the Other
The Cambridge Companion to Foucault
Analysing Discourse
Using Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method
Reconceptualizing ‘flaming’ and other problematic messages
Email Flaming Behaviors and Organizational Conflict
Searching for Safety Online
Digital spaces, material traces
Group and computer-mediated discussion effects in risk decision making
Ethnography goes online
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |